The Sun. — London, England, 1818-09-11 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. (Front The Royal Corn,i'.,ll Gazette, Sept. 5.) The Note transmitted by Spain to the Allied Sovereigns, on the subject of her dispute with her Colonies, has called forth the most acrimonious invectives from those by whom all legitimate au thority is qualified with the appellations of ty 1--uv awl despotism, and by whom all resistance 1 " it is as , -med to manifest a hatred of slavery furl a Spirit or ' ,,, dependence. It any thing can equal the impudence 05 these writers, whose inge nuity is incessantly exercised in the perversion of hi•torical facts and in confounding the terms of it is the dogmatism which they gene r.Alty display in their scurrilous diatribes. Thus, in the democratic print of a neighbouring county, we are toll, in reference to the Spanish Insurgents in America, that " the question at issue lies be t weep a despot and his former slaves—between the conquerors and the conquered, who have re solved to- he free—between usurped power and the people's rights"—that " the right of Spain to the Colonies is founded on the sword,"—and .that "every attempt of the King of Spain to regain the country is an attack on the just rights of man kind."—lt has been well observed that the un questionable right of Spain to the Provinces which she claims in America can be denied by those only •who would unsettle the rights of every throne in the world. She conquered them in the first In stance ; she has colonized them ; her blood has beet shed and her treasure expended in their de fence, and they have grown up to strength and maturity tinder her dominion. NVIto now shall require her to relinquish her claims to their al legiance ? A few daring adventurers, who hope to raise themselves to distinction by the over throw of the legitimate Government ; and a few vurtobed spirits here, who would rejoice to see the game of 'anarchy introduced into their own country._ As little can the right of Ferdinand VII. to .solieit the mediation and interference of his Allies he- disputed ; but whether it may he politic in either to r esort to those measures of vigour, for the reduction of the revolted provinces, to whirl► filhlFloll is made in the Note, we, for our parts, ale strongly disposed to question. How any of the. Continental Powers of Europe can interpose in the quarrel with benefit to Spain,except through the way of mediation, we cannot discover. Great Britain is the only state whose naval resources enable her to afford effective assistance ; but we trust that the severe lesson which she received in the attempt to reduce her own rebellious Colo nies, will make her rulers pause before they com mit the country in a new contest on so remote a theatre, where the climate and disease would prove potent auxiliaries to the enemy, and where the chances of t►ltitnwe success most depend on circumstances that baffle all human prudence and precaution. A protracted and most expensive warfare would be the only result that could with confidence be calculated upon. Is there tint moreover just reason to apprehend that the Al lies, so far from serving the cause of Old Spain, a union ot their forces to reduce the Colonies into submission, would merely produce an amal gamation of those jarring interests which have Hi heti° proved the - greatest. obstacles to the esta blishment of their independence ? Might they Inn awaken the same universal spirit of deter- Mined resistance which 'mist forth in France in the early period of her Revolution, which enabled her to defy for so many years the coti►hinerl efforts o f Europe, and gave birth to the military ambi tion that has drenched every country of the Con from the shores of the Tagus to the banks of the Mosk wa, with native gore ? The cation has too lately begun to taste the blessings of peace, to consent to have the cup dashed so soon troth its lips, for the purpose of engaging in a quarrel wholly foreign to its interests. Same of our contemporaries have ventured to assert that his Majesty's Ministers would most willingly unite in a crusade for the subjection of the Spanish Colonies, were they not withheld by the public opinion and the state of our finances. They pretend to-draw this inference from their conduct towards the Spanish Patriots and the deceived and enslaved people of Italy and other countries," and assure us, that " the despots of the Continent would readily put the finishing hand to the good work of forcing on SMith America the detestable yoke of Spain and the Inquisition." At the same time these writers well know, that if England has lavished her blond and treasure, it has not been for the purpose. of forcing a yoke upota the necks of any people, but to preserve them front those fetters which the oppressor of mankind would have imposed upon every nation that had the spirit to resist his unprincipled usur pations. For this generous object, her fleets and her armies were dispatched to Spain and Italy, and when their valour had restored to indepen dence the countries whose battles they went forth to fight, they quitted them without farther inter fering in the affairs of their internal administra tion. We defy the journalists who have the har dihood to advance such charges, to adduce one single act either of our own Government, or of the Sovereigns in alliance with Great Britain, be traying the remotest inclination to interfere in the .present contest between Spain and her refractory Colonies. Desperate indeed must be the cause which has need to resort to such expedients, such palpable violations of historical truth, to keep dive the expiring embers of discontent. By accounts received during the past week from America we learn, that the relations between Spain and the United States ,are likely to be far ther embarrassed by the conduct of the adherents of littonaparte to whom the former afforded an sayhon. These worthy disciples of the Jacobin School, spurning the idea of being the subjects in any Stare, have sold the lands that bad been ceded to them by tl►e American Government, and, pursuing the Spencean plan, have seized a district of the province of Texas, to which both Spain end the United States are said to lay claim, and oi e h the ioaadeti pretend to hold in full sove ieignty. It is not improbable that this enterprize nay have been undertaken with the connivance ot the latter Government, if not with a view of annoying the Spanish possessions, at least with tile hope of getting rid of guests who were likely to prove troublesome to itself. SPANISH PATRIOTS. EXTRACT ()IF' A LETTER FROM TRISIDAI3, JULY 16. " By the best information I have been able to procure since my arrival here, the Patriots are getting on in a very uncertain way, awl seem des titute of those funds and resources which are really requisite for carrying on the contest ; they have been partially successful, hat at present want arms, men, aumatinitiou, anti money. Bolivar has been appointed to the civil administration of affairs, and has been succeeded by Paez, a man of tried courage and some - abilities, but of no education. They wish to hold what they have, but the native Spaniards are not to be depended on. The fol lowers of the army are three times more numerous than those actually fighting, a circumstance that may give you some idea of their patriotism, and plunder seems their chief object. Poor M`Donald fell a sacrifice from foolishly exposing his bag gage, although some people say he was killed by Indians ; many here know that sonic straggling Patriots took his life, tempted by his baggage An Officer is going to England to raise a regi ment at 300 dollars each man, a measure that probably will not be permitted by the English Government. If the nations of South America are not able to cope for their independence against the miserable force opposed to them, they are not deserving of the blessings attending a free Go verntneui. The Patriot army is at present com posed of blacks and people of colour, hut it is reported that 2,500 whites are on their way from New Granada ; my opinion is, that 2000 British troop s would march from one end or the country to the other. There never was a cause where so much depended on the natives, and so little exer tion was made by them ; there are many men of ambition among them, but none of abilities sta. cieneto govern ; they wish to make every depart= went English, and that in the end may injure the cause. M`Gregor is much wanted, and might be of great service. The British Officers engaged in their last two battles lost nothing of their chat acs ,ter as soldiers. I wish to join the patriot cause, but am told it is of no use going for the Main unless I take men ! How is an Officer coining from England to procure men ? The idea is ab surd. It appears, therefore, that if the independ ence of South America is not obtained by them selves, they must return to their original objec tion." IMPOSITIONS AT TURNPIKE GATES. Several complaints having been lately made to the Trustees of the New Cross Roads, respecting impositions practised at the Dartford Gate Turn pike, the Trustees, feeling it a duty which they owed to the Public to put a stop to these impo sitions, ordered the Collector of the Toll at - that Gate to appear before them on Saturday se'nnight last, at the Green Man, at Blackheath, and only One imposition being on that occasion charged against him, the Chairman, in capacity of Ma gistrate, inflicted on him the penalty directed by law. As these impositions have been carried on for some time, to the injury of the Public, it is to be t egret red that a fine of 40s. which was paid by the delinquent, and which is the utmost the law allows, is far inadequate to the extent of the offence, and the probable amount of the Toll Ga therer's illicit gains. It would appear that there were two distinct artifices to which the Collector of the Toll resorted, according to circumstances, its order to screen his attempts at imposition.— The toll is sixpence for a chaise and pair, and it was his practise to demand a shilling. If the tra veller, ignorant of the legal toll, and unsuspicious of fraud, complied with the demand, the Col lector gained his object ; if, on the other hand, he knew the legal toll, and remonstrated against the charge, the latter apologised for his pretended error, by professing a belief, how incredible so ever that belief might appear, that the traveller intended to pay also for the post-chaise before him, if any happened to he in sight. If two post chaises belonging to one party came to the Gate together, recourse was bad to a different artifice. A boy then made his appearance and demanded a shilling for each post-chaise, which, there is rea son to believe, was too often paid. If a remon• strance took place, the boy was prepared with his excuse, alledging that be had, perhaps, mistaken the. toll, but that he would go and consult his master. He returned, acknowledging his error, and if inquiry was made why his master did not attend himself, the answer was, that his master was busy making up his accounts. It is to he hoped that the measures which the Trustees are determined to adopt, will 'p►ut an effectual stop to these nefarious practices, which the Trustees have great reason to believe are not confined to the Dartford Turnpike. SHIPWRECK.-We have the melancholy task to record a most dreadful catastrophe which took place last week on our coast by shipwreck. The Sine, Captain N. Dostc., sailed from this port on Monday se'unight, for Boston, having on board thirty-four passengers, and ort the Thursday night following, about 8 o'clock, struck on the Platters, on the Welch coast, near the Skerries light-house, and in about an hour the vessel went down, and 13 of the passengers were drowned ; the rest of thetas and the crew were saved by a pilot-boat, which fortunately happened to be near at the moment. Not a single article either belonging to the ship or passengers was saved. Amongst the passengers saved is a boy about 14 years of age, who has lost both his parents by this dis tressing event. We have made every endeavour to get a list.bf the persons lost, but the Captain does not recollect the names of any of them, and the only copy which he had of them was on board the vessel. The crew and passengers saved were afterwards put on board the Mary and Sally, from Salem, and arrived here on Friday. About ten o'clock on the night previous to this fatal occur rence, the Sine run down the brig Dash, from Bangor for London, when unfortunately three of the crew were drowned, the others (two) were saved by the Sine, and were on hoard when that vessel was wrecked. Great praise, we are inform- , ed, is due to the people on board the pilot-boat, for their active exertions in rescuing the persons on hoard the Sine from their perilous situation.-.- (Liverpool Paper.) OLD BAILEY, SEPT. 10. STEALING ON THE RIVER THAMES. William Pitch was indicted for stealing on the River Thames, on the 26th of August, a coat, and other articles, the property of John Turner ; a watch the property of Robert Watson ; and a coat, and other articles, the property of Cuthbert Hawk, value 40s. and upwards. An officer of the Thames Police stated, that on tfie night in question, he stopped the prisoner in A boa! , as a suspected person ; and proceeding to search him, discovered that he had two complete suits of clothes, the pockets of which were filled with watches and other small articles of value. Several sailors were examined, who . identified various articles of property found on the prisoner as belonging to them, and as having been stolen from on board their vessels, the Ann, the Britan nia, &c. lying off Rotherhithe. The prisoner, in his defence, said he hail been employed by a brother seaman to bring the things on shore tor him. On being asked if had any witnesses to his character, he said he had written to Lord Exmouth, who knew him, hut he believ ed his Lordship had not attended to his letter. — The J ury found him Guilty. and the Court sen tenced bim, to be transported tor seven years. STEALING A MARE. R. F Thompson teas indictrd for stealing a bay 1.51 , the property of James and John. of Deacon-hall, near York It appeared, from the testimony of Mr. John Wilson, that the mare in question was stolen on the Bth of August ; Hi,' witness heard nothing of the animal till the 22d, when he was informed that she was at Deers' Lirery-stahles, Hart -street, Covent-garden, He came to town, and toond her there. Mr Deets' servant I►roved that he purchased the ware of the priirmer for six guineas, wady her vahle, ,nd sold her again for eight guineas and a half. The prisoner, in his defence, did not deny having had the mare in his possession, but slid he bought her at Doncaster fair for 101. The prosecutor, lie said, had known him for forty years. _ . The prosecutor said he had known the prisoner for a long time; he was formerly a farmer in the nei~hboorliood of York ; but witness did not know where he bad been for the last six or seven years. "theaury found him Guilty, but recommended him to mercy. The prosecutor joined in that rc commendation, on the grounds of his former good character, and for the sake of his family, which was most respectable. The Judee, Mr. Baron GRAMAM, said - the re commendation should be attended to. PRIVATELY STEALING. George Bays and Alexander Stewart were in dicted for stealing a quantity of gig harness, value 55., the property of George Gooding, in the shop of Charles TaPp, and Mary Stokes, for receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen. The Jury found the prisoner Bays Guilty, but acquitted the other two. The Prisoners Bays and Stewart were again put to the bar, charged with having, on the 27th of slay last, broken and entered the coach-house of the Right Hon. the Earl of Denbigh, an 4 privately stealing therefrom a hammer-cloth, a pair of cushions, a pair of coach glasses, and a piece of carpeting, value ss. and upwards, and Mary Stokes was again charged with receiving the said articles, knowing them to be stolen. _ In the indictment the articles were stated to be the property of Wm. Basil Percy, Earl of Den bigh. On the part of the prosecution there was no evidence to prove the Christian name of Lord Denbigh, which Mr. Dowling, as Counsel for the prisoners, contended it was necessary to do. Mr. Justice BAYLEY said it would have been sufficient for all purposes that the property should have been set forth as the property of the Earl of Denbigh, without any Christian name being men tioned, but he was not prepared to say whether, the Christian name having been set forth in the record, it was not necessary to prove it. He would reserve the point for the consideration of the l 2 Judges, and should the prisoners now be found guilty, they should have the benefit, if any, which might hereafter arise out of the want of proof. The Jury found the prisoner Bays Guilty ; and the prisoners Stewart and Stokes 4Vot Isaac Samson was indicted for stealing a silver milk-pot, a wine -strainer, and other articles, the property of Geo. Burling, of Bunhill-row, on the 28th of July. The prisoner went first to the house under the pretence of hiring lodgings, on which occasion he went away, but returned in a quarter of a hour, and went up stairs. When he left the house, a silver tea-pot, a wine-strainer, a table-spoon, a pair of sugar-tongs, two silk scarfs, a shawl, and a silk dress, were missing by the prosecutor's wife. Armstrong, the officer, proved finding the du plicates of the articles on the prisoner. The prosecutor swore to their being his property. The Jury, without the least hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty—Death. EXTENSIVE FORGERY Mr. BARRY applied to the Court for leave to put off the trial of Mr. Adams, charged with hav ing committed extensive forgeries, until next Ses sions. He did not show any special wound for putting off the trial ; but as it was assented to by the prosecutors, it was hoped the Court would not object to the application.—The Court con sented to the trial being put off. CAUTION TO LODGING-HOUSE-IIEPPERS.-011 Tuesday a female, well-dressed, called at the house of Mr. Dennison, tailor, at Mile-End. She said she was the wife of a Captain, whose ship was in the London Docks, and that she was re commended by a Lady, whose name she mention ed, and who was intimate with Mr. D. to take furnished apartments for a few weeks. She was she , ,vn into Mrs. D.'s room, where, after some convet satton, she requested a glass of water; Mrs. D, went to provide some refreshment, and in her absence she robbed the cupboard of Several articles of plate, and escaped. POLICE INTELLIGENC MANSION-HOUSE. 0 Or CHARGES OP ASSAULT AGAINST MR.43IGNO"'" i THR NORWICH UNION. if Of Yesterday, Mr. Thomas Bignold, Secl!"rfbe the Norwich Union Insurance Office, aPPe are m L oo fore the LORD MAYOR, in answer to a suri l— ir at the instance of Mr. Sherwood, o f p a teriln i: 9 4 . row, anti Mr. Geo. Graves, of Walworthic",•a. ing that Gentleman with an assault. of Mr. Sherwood stated, that be went to the fice in Bridge-street, as the friend of Mr. Gralligo; who had a claim upon the Society to the arn°o of 6001.--That he and Mr. Graves went r° o f office on the day in question, with permissiol/tbe the Committee, to inspect certain articles in o f possession of Mr. Bignold. Mr. Wilson, °ll,e,iit the Commitree, was present when the comp o 0 and his friend went up stairs. Mr. Bignold,-uPe them entering the room, put himself in ragi h and opposed their entrance, threatening hat, they did not go away he would break their nec..o by pushing them down stairs. He caught b o ld of the complainant by the shoulder. This wit 6 assault complain on ed of. • lge• Mr. Wilson, eof the Committee of 1 3 r" o r street, corroborated Mr. Sherv , ood's staremebi; as to the opposition shewn by Mr. Bigno ld; /be stated that the latter put his hand 14entlY of °n l;pd other's shoulder, and without violence. 14 t f i e not interfered when Mr. Bignold ord the ero Gentlemen out of the room, because s1):01 ment was in Mr. Bignold's private dwelling' "r any interposition upon his part was n ot - ranted. ero co e The LORD MAYOR—Did fie tell Mr. sh before he laid his hand on him that the 11° was his ? Mr. Wilson—e certainly d. The LORD MAY H OR Wits of opini id on that tre 61 1 (0 plainant, Mr.Sherwmni, had liot gone tar eno'„lbt prove an assault. H s Lot (Ishii., however, ti'l'uirpa that the privilege of Mr. Bignold did not e,31,-ect" to those apartments where business te.is 101,slft ed for the Association, although the 11"6' 1 10 which the apartments were situate 405 property. The charge was dismissed. A similar charge exhibited on the pa rt 0f Ilft‘ Graves was withdrawn. SHADWELL. - „, e ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—Yesterday Ja . " job.' lone, an elderly man, was charged by Mr' oith Black, sawyer, of Queen Catherine-cou rt, stabbing him with a cutlass, with intent I° ; ,,lth him. Mr. Black stated, that on Monde,' about eleven o'clock, he heard the prisnneroi his daughter quarrelling together ; severs! r ro ttl were assembled round the house, who inlA°;rllo witness that the prisoner was going to Int.il.7c, daughter with a cutlass ; witness returne d own door, and atter standing there a slie' rt , r o o° the women screamed out that the prill °1 :;cole going to cut his daughter's head off. He' ....dial? ' sequence, went through the passage of the "Ator ing house to the prisoner's into the yard, 8-thret listening, by the side of some railing, sht'ut feet high, which separates the prisoners oftel from that which witnesss was in ; shoril, t l lo the prisoner came down stairs, arid sto ° ," - 1 01, 4 4 door for some time ; witness was saying villain be was to use his - daughter and her er i' t er, the manner he had used them; direct,lY b e t o u- lb' the expression,' the prisoner came down 00 1 gate, • and said to witness, " I am 's' o4 come here, and I'll do your business for Y.;00to They had a few words together, at , d the P r , l o o 4 ' returned to his own door ; as witness w 6 ,je. g ing by the side of the rails, the prisoner 113`.0,01 stab at him with a cutlass, which e ntered ' 441 , 1 0 0 thigh. The prisoner was remanded, it; °4 : 3 - j ibe t have the attendance of the surgeon dud 8- witness. --- MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Jib p d W OUTRAGE EXTRAORDINARY--A Gentiel'aolle fortune, of the nat»e of orthington, 7 1 ie partied by his Solicitor, complained to the trate of a most daring attack having beePi gi! upon him by several persons, he wasg °() 4fee his carriage to the Haymarket Theatre (ns nesday evening, when they assau lted hi°s,4',gie took away his horse and harness. The 7, 0 0 4 trate referred the party to the Grand ..I',lfi,tesi# sitting, either to prefer a bill for felonY, '° ing the harness, or for the assault. Tb e P left the Office to do so. UNION-HALL. Yesterday Sir Thomas ‘Vilson, 13ar t • 81°1 ; 168 the Magistrates, according to his sproolise' fort Sir Thomas of entering into sureties to keep II': o te Sir Thomas stated that the dispute wbiel ) " o 6 f th e happily existed between Colonel ka i vid ls ,, - " t ed Royal Artillery and himself had been 100 i t i i tif an amicable manner by the interference of mutual friendl, and that friendship was P e i r r ig restored. The Magistrate said, that 011''etbeto circumstances, lie did not conceive tilltmi# continued any necessity for requiring Sir to enter into the sureties which in the first *lb-01°' be had been called upon to find. Si r '- then left the office. A 0; ndtre, SUICIDE.—A poor cobbler , named L'ir,g, st found hanging in his stall yesterday ro r " t i e d Lisle-street. His wife found him an early hour. He had been COnsidereu for some time, and he was pitiably po°r• BIRTHS. cr LOO 5 - on•rt On Wednesday morning, at the Right ....on . . o f wood's, in York-place, the Hon. Mrs. A. Venr i lljotM On the 7th inst. at Cowling Hall, the Lady 4 , Esq. of a daughter. ar" MARRIED _ d At Wandsbeck, Germany, Major De Fors . te r a in 0' sian Guards, to Eliza, third daught er of Gar • Lewin. fob ° DIED. a, 0' jiaigais O endri t ee l sBt t i‘ h i e il g i t e h r : z; t t . h a e t ß li a ia n t ir oufgEeningloalndistreet-r°3 ropPis On Sunday 109 On Tuesday last, at Elthani 'House, t nndafyrommoro,stree,,' l UD angbd 58. aninsigw, sooting t ti h n i g s house in `lobs;C arb lir fie rsj., A $ Ot tio - 1 40 1 C M LONDON: Printed 113. B. ARSTAIRS, ° d b hli r 9b e Ormond-street, Queen-square; and Pu e - ett at Of SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Molton-str , 62 011 0, Othce, No. 112, Strand ; where AdvertssCiii, LtttFrs, &c. (post-paid) must be addr°"- u ~. 1